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europe and japan on their backs and the u.s. dollar as the international system's reserve currency. that is vital to the system we're in. it is not just the 1930's and that new deal. the dominant parties might be called regime parties. there were able to use their political strength to implement and caring for the basic themes around which these political settlements were organized. jefferson's party put forth a teams of democracy and expansion. after are the themes of national regulation and internationalism. the u.s. has rarely had a two- party system but rather, a one and a half party system consisting of a regime party and a competitor forced to adapt its dominant position. these competitors, the whigs of the 1840's and the republicans of the post-war iraq occasionally won national elections. it is interesting to read the platforms of the democratic party in the 1840's because the assault the whigs for copying them. that was the case. the federalist party which died era,n the jefferson nian did not try to do that and they did die out. issues developed that could not be addressed
europe and japan on their backs and the u.s. dollar as the international system's reserve currency. that is vital to the system we're in. it is not just the 1930's and that new deal. the dominant parties might be called regime parties. there were able to use their political strength to implement and caring for the basic themes around which these political settlements were organized. jefferson's party put forth a teams of democracy and expansion. after are the themes of national regulation and...
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japan's by to take over the world. that never happened. >> no, but japan was our ally. we could deal with thejapanese on a reasonable basis. the problem with china is that it sees itself as supplanting the united states. has been very hostile and aggressive in recent years. it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you fobeing here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know wha you think about all this. here is our question tonight. is the u.s. still a superpower or will china be number one soon? log onto gerriwils.com and vote on the
japan's by to take over the world. that never happened. >> no, but japan was our ally. we could deal with thejapanese on a reasonable basis. the problem with china is that it sees itself as supplanting the united states. has been very hostile and aggressive in recent years. it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the...
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also an earthquake hits japan this morning we will have more coming out. >> the live look outside in san jose, still looking pretty but dark out there. in dealing with cloudy conditions as well as past patchy dense fog and the north bay. we're expecting plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, a bit warmer than yesterday. mostly clear and cool conditions into the evening. the full forecast is coming up in just a bit but for now over to erika >> the content as back up to the bay bridge plaza continues. to my knowledge the meeting lights are not active and we do not have any problems around the bay area. the east a phrase look good and no problems in the south bay no accidents along the peninsula and: easy drive time. 23 minutes out of the bottle into the city. >> overnight we had a strong earthquake in the northeastern part of japan. it was a 7.3 earthquake and the same area where we had a 9.0 earthquake years ago that killed 2000 people with the following tsunami. this earthquake took place around 518 local time around midnight in san francisco. 2 mi. off the japanese coast and was follo
also an earthquake hits japan this morning we will have more coming out. >> the live look outside in san jose, still looking pretty but dark out there. in dealing with cloudy conditions as well as past patchy dense fog and the north bay. we're expecting plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, a bit warmer than yesterday. mostly clear and cool conditions into the evening. the full forecast is coming up in just a bit but for now over to erika >> the content as back up to the bay bridge...
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an election next week in japan could have a large effect on fiscal policy. reports say delta is close to landing a deal that will give the airline a 49% stake in virgin atlantic. bloomberg reports talks between delta and singapore airlines, which is looking to sell its stake in virgin, are advancing. the deal is estimated to cost between $300 and $500 million. it could mean a step up for delta's business, due to virgin atlantic's high volume of premium passengers. apple and google reportedly are forming a rather odd alliance. the two rivals are making a joint bid for a bundle of kodak patents. according to bloomberg news, the combined bid is $500 million. kodak could get an $830 million loan to get out of bankruptcy by selling its patents. holiday hiring is on track to set a record this year. retailers have added more than 619,000 jobs in the last two months, up 19% from last year. if 140,000 more people are hired this season it will break a record set in 2000 of 760,000 hires - the most ever. stores are bulking up staffs to stay open longer. macy's just rev
an election next week in japan could have a large effect on fiscal policy. reports say delta is close to landing a deal that will give the airline a 49% stake in virgin atlantic. bloomberg reports talks between delta and singapore airlines, which is looking to sell its stake in virgin, are advancing. the deal is estimated to cost between $300 and $500 million. it could mean a step up for delta's business, due to virgin atlantic's high volume of premium passengers. apple and google reportedly...
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a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan trigger as a tsunami warning. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. this is the same area, by the way, that was hit way massive earthquake and tsunami in march of last year. no damage is reported at the power plant but buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes. >>> a warning this morning to students and staff at george washington university after there is an attempted sexual assault and series of burglaries on campus. police have released surveillance photo of two suspects they say told laptops from dorm rooms. >>> some same-sex couples in maryland are one step closer to getting married. law will not take effect until january 1st. clerks began issuing licenses thursday. karen gray houston has a closer look. >> reporter: meet karen preening, resident of potomac, general manager of a furniture store. she thought this day would never come. >> so excited. i cannot believe this day is here. i cannot believe it. >> reporter: her long-time partner of 29 years shuns the spotlight and doesn't want to be identified. >> ther
a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan trigger as a tsunami warning. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. this is the same area, by the way, that was hit way massive earthquake and tsunami in march of last year. no damage is reported at the power plant but buildings in tokyo swayed for several minutes. >>> a warning this morning to students and staff at george washington university after there is an attempted sexual assault and series of burglaries on campus. police have...
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once in china and japan and all these countries start making stuff cheaper, it is problem for unions, and that is just a reality. >> it is also reality that some of that manufacturing is coming back, and not because of low wages. because of transportation costs, innovation, all kinds of things. what bothers me about this vote is that it was ught and paid for by a few wealthy people. the leader of the senate, the governor, both on record not want to do this initially . they did it turn around. and lost five seats and the legislature. >> you can look for all the conspiracy's you want. the fact is that michigan was adjusting to exactly the reality that evan isalking about, globalization. i think was glory days for the unions 94 is, 1950's, 1960's, when the rest of the world was devastated by the second world war, we had a monopoly and, yes, great benefits to it the problem is that when you have global competition, you are uncompetitive. detroit went bankrupt but the southern transplants did not. here is the tragic choice. in the right to work states, wages are 10% lower. unploynt is also
once in china and japan and all these countries start making stuff cheaper, it is problem for unions, and that is just a reality. >> it is also reality that some of that manufacturing is coming back, and not because of low wages. because of transportation costs, innovation, all kinds of things. what bothers me about this vote is that it was ught and paid for by a few wealthy people. the leader of the senate, the governor, both on record not want to do this initially . they did it turn...
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host: south korea and japan -- any specific challenges? guest: the main challenge for the korean peninsula is that at some point north korea is going to collapse. it is already a basket case country. will you have the kind of transition you had in germany? today germany is to lay prosperous country. will south korea consider the north koreans to be their cousins and brothers? there is a huge disparity at this point. you can see the physical difference because of the questions of nutrition and the way they are raised. is a total state based on fear. the challenge is to figure out how to absorb water looking like two or three lost generations. host: foreign policy in review with eli lake. you can give us a call. 202-585-3881 for republicans. 202-585-3880 for democrats. 202-585-3882 for independen ts. you can send us the tweet or e- mail, f twitter.com/cspanwj, journal@c-span.org. john kerry for secretary of state and chuck cale for secretary of defense -- chuck hayes cogel. how will these nominations go/ guest: chuck hagel has not been nomin
host: south korea and japan -- any specific challenges? guest: the main challenge for the korean peninsula is that at some point north korea is going to collapse. it is already a basket case country. will you have the kind of transition you had in germany? today germany is to lay prosperous country. will south korea consider the north koreans to be their cousins and brothers? there is a huge disparity at this point. you can see the physical difference because of the questions of nutrition and...
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japan today is a very different country. and an american policy that insists on subsidizing defense of japan because of what happened 67 years ago is a disservice to the american people. i want us to be the strongest nation in the world, mr. speaker. some of my liberal friends say that sounds xenophobic. very simple. somebody has to be the strongest nation in the world. process of elimination. i look at the candidates and i'm for us. i will be honest with you. if denmark had the possibility of being the strongest nation in the world, i'd be pretty relaxed about it. but they can't handle it. it's either going to be us or some country i'm not that crazy about. but we can be the strongest nation in the world, much less expensively than we are. let me read from some who are critical because this president hasn't gone far enough and a couple of my colleagues have praised the bill for putting more weapons into play than the pentagon wanted. for objecting to their retirement of these weapons. in other words, it's more money than th
japan today is a very different country. and an american policy that insists on subsidizing defense of japan because of what happened 67 years ago is a disservice to the american people. i want us to be the strongest nation in the world, mr. speaker. some of my liberal friends say that sounds xenophobic. very simple. somebody has to be the strongest nation in the world. process of elimination. i look at the candidates and i'm for us. i will be honest with you. if denmark had the possibility of...
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has that will never get to see them countries like france germany japan are spending on their defense all together and you know what i'm pretty sure the existence of a black budget is unconstitutional anyway article one section nine clause seven of the us constitution reads quote a regular statement on account of receipt and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time oh but i guess the government does provide us with that information you know i found from the department of defense comptrollers website a bunch of lists of different names i mean i guess this is transparency if you don't mind the omission of details beyond programs code names names like chalk eagle or tract maple link plumeria elegant lady or tractor rose you know what i have to give credit to the d o d at least they gave us something to look at you can forget about getting this type of information from the national intelligence program we don't forsee spy agencies like the cia there's a black budget is in the tens of billions of dollars a year with no disclosure whatsoever all right fine i get
has that will never get to see them countries like france germany japan are spending on their defense all together and you know what i'm pretty sure the existence of a black budget is unconstitutional anyway article one section nine clause seven of the us constitution reads quote a regular statement on account of receipt and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time oh but i guess the government does provide us with that information you know i found from the...
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but certainly those three, the elections in south korea and japan, a hard line candidate in japan has been making a lot of hay of that, touting north korea as this real threat to japan. so all of that, and of course the symbolic nature of kim jong un's father's death obviously playing into all of this. >> all right, chris lawrence live for us at the pentagon. thank you very much for that. >>> this rocket launch in north korea is raising a lot of questions about what that country's leader might be up to, and how apparently this launch succeeded when, without question, a lot of his prior attempts have not gone so well. it also again draws the focus to the troubling fact that the united states and its allies appear to have little or no influence on north korea. joining us with his insight is victor cha, the senior adviser and korean chair at the center for strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. he was also the deputy u.s. negotiator at the six-party talks in north korea six years ago. victor, thanks for joining us. first of all, does this seem as though this is a hand-st
but certainly those three, the elections in south korea and japan, a hard line candidate in japan has been making a lot of hay of that, touting north korea as this real threat to japan. so all of that, and of course the symbolic nature of kim jong un's father's death obviously playing into all of this. >> all right, chris lawrence live for us at the pentagon. thank you very much for that. >>> this rocket launch in north korea is raising a lot of questions about what that...
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i was in japan for four years. their rules are a lot tougher hours. we had to carry id's around. -- around 24/7. host: what kind of work did you do in barrington, illinois? caller: i worked all over. if i want to find a part-time job, it is hard. the minute they look at her white hair, they say you are too educated or to knowledgeable. we can hire you. host: you don't like being retired? caller: i would like a part-time job to get out of the house. all you do is sit and watch tv and listen to complaints. the american public has no right in this country, in this state, unless you are illegal. i'm a vietnam veteran. i am ashamed of what you're doing to our veterans in this country. host: we appreciate your time. , in maryland, a democrat. -- alma in maryland, democrat. caller: i am calling with a request. you had a gentleman on the other day talking about the fiscal cliff situation. he seemed very well qualified to discuss the subject and answer questions. there is one thing that people do not seem to understand about deficits
i was in japan for four years. their rules are a lot tougher hours. we had to carry id's around. -- around 24/7. host: what kind of work did you do in barrington, illinois? caller: i worked all over. if i want to find a part-time job, it is hard. the minute they look at her white hair, they say you are too educated or to knowledgeable. we can hire you. host: you don't like being retired? caller: i would like a part-time job to get out of the house. all you do is sit and watch tv and listen to...
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jim fallows has written about industrial policy in japan. there are various levers that a country, including the united states, can push in terms of tax policy, subsidies for investment in certain areas. the japanese did this very aggressively in the 1980's and stole a lot of our semiconductor manufacturing. that is an area for exploration, for sure. host: i want to get in mary from kansas city on the republican line. caller: i just happen to teach in different schools as a substitute. i hear children all the time telling me what i tell them that you have to do this or that and they say why, and i say, because you want to go to college, don't you? oh, well, it will matter if i go to college. i will get taken care of any way. it will not matter if i have a good job or do not have a good job. i will be taken care of any way. guest: taking care of by welfare programs or what? host: i think we lost mary there. go ahead. guest: in almost every case, college is a really good investment. in fact, there is a piece coming in the future that talks abo
jim fallows has written about industrial policy in japan. there are various levers that a country, including the united states, can push in terms of tax policy, subsidies for investment in certain areas. the japanese did this very aggressively in the 1980's and stole a lot of our semiconductor manufacturing. that is an area for exploration, for sure. host: i want to get in mary from kansas city on the republican line. caller: i just happen to teach in different schools as a substitute. i hear...
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-japan airlines serves as a cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the asia-pacific and look forward to working closely with the new japanese prime minister, cabinet, and the people of japan for bilateral, regional, and global issues. i would also like to say the president appreciates prime minister nota's contributions to u.s.-japan relations on a number of issues and would like to thank the prime minister for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors. as you know, the new prime minister does not take office -- and i did not want to get ahead of that, before we start talking about potential meetings or policy discussions with him. >> you made the point about -- that that was not the day to talk about policy, talking about gun control. but we are looking for more specifics especially since the president said quite plainly he would use all the powers of the office to engage americans on the issue. senator lieberman suggested a national commission on violence. would the president consider setting up a presidential task force? >> what i think is important to note is what the
-japan airlines serves as a cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the asia-pacific and look forward to working closely with the new japanese prime minister, cabinet, and the people of japan for bilateral, regional, and global issues. i would also like to say the president appreciates prime minister nota's contributions to u.s.-japan relations on a number of issues and would like to thank the prime minister for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors. as you know, the new prime...
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wofold.o little support to have new plants built in anyone's backyard particularly since the tsunami in japan. the other problem is cost. said it cannot be competitive with natural gas. general electric is a company that builds nuclear power plants. you could make nuclear power work if you accepted as a sunk cost in the future. that is what the chinese are doing. they are building 32 new nuclear power plants to fund the country's future. the indians are building 17. yes, a different set of policies in this country and in europe might make nuclear power the hope of the future. host: let's bring the concept of the all-important dollar back into the equation. with budget matters in this country, do you see money being invested into these great big ideas? guest: these things are always economic issues in the end. what venture capitalist and entrepreneurs want to commercialize. i would say we have to invest in them. if we did not invest in them, we will pay for them later. the time to make inroads into creating a clean energy is now rather than having to clean up the mess of an overheated plan et.
wofold.o little support to have new plants built in anyone's backyard particularly since the tsunami in japan. the other problem is cost. said it cannot be competitive with natural gas. general electric is a company that builds nuclear power plants. you could make nuclear power work if you accepted as a sunk cost in the future. that is what the chinese are doing. they are building 32 new nuclear power plants to fund the country's future. the indians are building 17. yes, a different set of...
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it could have followthrough in japan. europe has run kind of far -- the market has chosen to believe that europe's problems are somewhat behind us. i don't really share that philosophy. but i think this move is interesting. >> but the european financial risk fear indicators look great. in fact, these financial indicators look great worldwide. i agree with you trat central banks are greasing the wheels. but in a very gloomy world, a very gloomy psychology where the worst case becomes the most talked-about case, at some point don't the markets send an impressive message -- and again, they are kind of moving together and the direction is higher, jim iuorio. what does that tell you sfl? >> it tells me things are better than they were. the european crisis isn't done but it's certainly not at the same level it was two years ago. they took some major steps in fixing things. i'm saying they haven't fixed it yet. i always like to be a little bit cautious. but like i said, i would be interested in buying japan. i am mildly negative
it could have followthrough in japan. europe has run kind of far -- the market has chosen to believe that europe's problems are somewhat behind us. i don't really share that philosophy. but i think this move is interesting. >> but the european financial risk fear indicators look great. in fact, these financial indicators look great worldwide. i agree with you trat central banks are greasing the wheels. but in a very gloomy world, a very gloomy psychology where the worst case becomes the...
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arbase might win the election in japan. aussie/dollar, steady after we saw decline in australian business confidence. it's okay for kelly and that particular exchange rate. that's where we stand right now here in europe. let's recap that asian trading day with sixuan once again in singapore. >> thank you, ross. asian markets closed out the day on a mixed bag. the for some beaten down atlanticermakers bounced back after refuting contamination allegations. in hong kong, financials brought support to the hang seng, closing around a 16-month high. signature lost almost 2% after reporting the flight attendants might stay action over a wage dispute. elsewhere, structure burst at almost 7% over a $240 million loan. meanwhile, south korean shares were listed by foreign buyers. miners and banks lacked support through the asx 200 also ending higher by .4%. lower by .2% is the sensex. back to you. >> thanks very much for that. >> and the good news, as well, is that we're back together for the first time in, like, forever. >> reunited.
arbase might win the election in japan. aussie/dollar, steady after we saw decline in australian business confidence. it's okay for kelly and that particular exchange rate. that's where we stand right now here in europe. let's recap that asian trading day with sixuan once again in singapore. >> thank you, ross. asian markets closed out the day on a mixed bag. the for some beaten down atlanticermakers bounced back after refuting contamination allegations. in hong kong, financials brought...
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it was really just the u.s., western europe, and japan. today there are four. -- today there 4 billion people participating in the economy. we have got the st. antiquated tax system today that we had 20 years ago. we should be taking the opportunity therelook this thing and say what does it take to be globally competitive today? yes, i was on the commission, and some might think i like that proposal a lot, which i did pick it does not have to be exactly like that, but there are some principles that are a part. the whole idea of during individual corporate cap gains, do it all at the same time make sense. the territorial system for companies makes sense, with clauses so that nothing scurry as beds. relook at all these deductions, and we should be looking at do we want all these disorders at a time when our economy needs more flexibility to respond to a very globally different place than we had 20 years ago. it is a chain to pass up this opportunity to actually fix and get the base gates off of a evolved tot is just fals chaos. i was hearten
it was really just the u.s., western europe, and japan. today there are four. -- today there 4 billion people participating in the economy. we have got the st. antiquated tax system today that we had 20 years ago. we should be taking the opportunity therelook this thing and say what does it take to be globally competitive today? yes, i was on the commission, and some might think i like that proposal a lot, which i did pick it does not have to be exactly like that, but there are some principles...
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. >> the chief of staff had to make a plan for the invasion of a japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated that the land would cost 700,000 men and 250,000 of our youngsters and to be killed and 500,000 of them that would be maimed for life. >> as somebody in the middle of this, i choose to honor both, both the sacrifice and -- of american servicemen fighting their way through the a.f.c. and the little girl who died as a result of the atomic bombing. it's unimaginable what that must have been like to be close to that to the epicenter where that fireball originated in the blast. >> follow the journey to hiroshima. the president's eldest grandson discusses meetings with bomb survivors and the experience of the meeting through his trip on c-span3. >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what's the most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> if you're in grade six through 12, make a short video about your message to the president. >> it's c-span student cam video competition. the deadline's january -- for more information go to studentcam.org. >>
. >> the chief of staff had to make a plan for the invasion of a japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated that the land would cost 700,000 men and 250,000 of our youngsters and to be killed and 500,000 of them that would be maimed for life. >> as somebody in the middle of this, i choose to honor both, both the sacrifice and -- of american servicemen fighting their way through the a.f.c. and the little girl who died as a result of the atomic bombing. it's...
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japan said part of the rocket landed west of the peninsula and another part in or near the philippines. we are joined on the phone. good evening, sir. >> hi, greta. >> well this, is certainly a surprise because they had extended the window until december 29th for the launching of this rocket. do you know anything about at least the reported rocket, how far the range is, if it's a successful launch? >> nobody knows right now or at least it's not been released the rocket achieved orbit but that's not the issue. the issue is this rocket, after four failed attempts, has fired all three of its stages. in other words, the rocket fired all three stages and eventually put some kind of payload almost due south over the pacific ocean. what that means is that after five attempts the north koreans have masterd it.y could delivera warhead as far away as the west coast of the united states, greta. >> last april they attempted it and it failed. something changed between then and now, assume it is not a failure. my suspicion is they got some help from somebody. any thoughts on who might have helped th
japan said part of the rocket landed west of the peninsula and another part in or near the philippines. we are joined on the phone. good evening, sir. >> hi, greta. >> well this, is certainly a surprise because they had extended the window until december 29th for the launching of this rocket. do you know anything about at least the reported rocket, how far the range is, if it's a successful launch? >> nobody knows right now or at least it's not been released the rocket...
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." >> we had to make plans for the invasion of japan without the atomic bomb. we thought it would cost 700,000 men, 200,000 to be killed and 500,000 to be named by life. >> as truman's grandson, a choose to honor both, both the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way through the pacific and of the little girls who died as a result of the atomic bomb. it is unimaginable what that most of them like to be close to the center where that fireball originated in the blast was strongest. >> follow clifton truman daniel on his journey to hiroshima. grandsondent's eldest joined us in washington to discuss meetings with bomb survivors and the inspiration for his trip. that is on c-span 3. "washington journal" continues. host: our topic is the fiscal cliff. as we have done for the past several sundays, we will come joshua gordon and stan collender. thank you for coming back. stan, as we stand on the edge of the fiscal cliff, is there any chance we do not go over? guest: is pretty small. we are relying on a set that has been dysfunctional to come up with a disag
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right now functionally germany has a twenty percent import tariff or a twenty percent export subsidy japan does china does taiwan does the list because it just goes on not all the many major manufacturing countries in the world we don't we're the only ones hanging out here in the wind and we're the only ones that are being dust realize when reagan came into office a quarter of our g.d.p. was industrial production now it's eleven percent there's no major democracy in the world has been able to survive with manufacturing below twenty percent well you still haven't answered my basic question of how making products we don't make officially more expensive for americans to buy is somehow beneficial economically because those americans who are manufacturing them have good jobs and they use those wages to spend money in the domestic economy and that money circulates within the economy but unless one up in a because of all of the products of more expensive now they're there at the end they have good jobs you just add on the terror of how is it not more expensive oh of course it's more expensive but
right now functionally germany has a twenty percent import tariff or a twenty percent export subsidy japan does china does taiwan does the list because it just goes on not all the many major manufacturing countries in the world we don't we're the only ones hanging out here in the wind and we're the only ones that are being dust realize when reagan came into office a quarter of our g.d.p. was industrial production now it's eleven percent there's no major democracy in the world has been able to...
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there's the catastrophe in japan, in the united states they immediately want to say, what is the president doing? what is he saying? what's the policy? what's the action? 30 years ago that would have been one of the questions, but it wouldn't be a central question. presidents have -- it's amazing what they can do. i think obama has more power than bush had, for instance. >> and yet i believe it's your view that we know less about our presidents, less about the inner workings about the white house. why is that? is that our fault? >> well, it is in part our fault. and i think the message managers in the white house get better and better and more skillful. that it's a barrier often, and you have to -- god knows how much time i spent breaking down -- breaking that logjam in the white house saying i'm doing this book. i got these stories. i got these memos. i got these notes. ok. we'll answer questions. it's not something where they're standing there on pennsylvania avenue saying to the reporters, come on, we're dying to have you hold us accountable for what we're doing. >> you do manage to bre
there's the catastrophe in japan, in the united states they immediately want to say, what is the president doing? what is he saying? what's the policy? what's the action? 30 years ago that would have been one of the questions, but it wouldn't be a central question. presidents have -- it's amazing what they can do. i think obama has more power than bush had, for instance. >> and yet i believe it's your view that we know less about our presidents, less about the inner workings about the...
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in between the russian mainland japan and the island is the of minute on. who discovered it it is described as the pride of the region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders own and was completely restricted to know the speech u.s. place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. really has been exploring the deaths of the world seas for several decades but it's here at more your own island where he has finally found what he'd been looking for . the water here is very clear the visibility is very good and the world here is extremely rich i've been to many diving locations across the planet including the island of bali on tops my list while some go to the region to enjoy the sights convert the islands nature's riches into a healthy dollar it is home to the biggest seafood processing factory in russia the tonight shock hundreds of thousands of tons of fish get caught in the nets too late to produce delicious salamon caviar necessary attribute of any feast. the
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breaking new's massive earthquake in japan. it happened off the coast of japan, about 300 miles northeast of tokyo you can see on the tower cam that we are going to buildings swayed for several minutes there. let's go to alex zolbert live in tokyo what can you tell us? >> this happened friday evening b an hour and a half ago. an unnerving scene. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. as we understand it, this came along the same fault line that triggered that massive tsunami in march of 2011. we have been watching all the local stations, trying to gather all the information we can. here's what we know at this point in terms of a tsunami. we have seen several small waves come in, about four waves. the biggest one being about one meter or about three feet. the other waves were only about 8 to 16 inches. so no sign of a major tsunami at this point. but it is quite unnerving. there are reports of the trains stopping up there, some of the roads being closed. but in terms of injuries and in terms of deaths, we are only hearing reports of a few
breaking new's massive earthquake in japan. it happened off the coast of japan, about 300 miles northeast of tokyo you can see on the tower cam that we are going to buildings swayed for several minutes there. let's go to alex zolbert live in tokyo what can you tell us? >> this happened friday evening b an hour and a half ago. an unnerving scene. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. as we understand it, this came along the same fault line that triggered that massive tsunami in march of 2011. we...
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america can get rich by hard work, saving money, on shipper nor -- on super nor -- unser premier -- is japan nor -- of entrepreneurship -- on entrepreneurship -- -- turner ship -- trip to north ship -- and entrepreneurship -- entrepreneurship. this president has not proposed one system, one mechanism, one bill, that would equalize that. everybody says we want people to pay their fair share. you ask them what the fair share is, i am not sure. this is a time not to punish, but to get america back. i want to finish with one example. i was in new york two weeks ago. i was in a cab. i got to talking to the gentleman. it turned out he was from west africa. i have been there. this guy had his master's in computer science. he is now driving a cab. if we would quit wasting money, our e economy could get going and he could get back to one of the good jobs he had in the it business. a cab driver gets it. we will not help ourselves by raising $160 billion extra over one year when we have been spending $1.60 trillion. the key is to get spending under control. we can do that, but we will not do it with th
america can get rich by hard work, saving money, on shipper nor -- on super nor -- unser premier -- is japan nor -- of entrepreneurship -- on entrepreneurship -- -- turner ship -- trip to north ship -- and entrepreneurship -- entrepreneurship. this president has not proposed one system, one mechanism, one bill, that would equalize that. everybody says we want people to pay their fair share. you ask them what the fair share is, i am not sure. this is a time not to punish, but to get america...
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and people from around the world want to come to the united states to be our next generation of on japan new hours because of our system of higher education. the staff that we have our worldwide brands because of the innovations that they have made and that they continue to make. the role of investment and research. it plays a vital role to that. because of the innovation ecosystem. it is vital in the united states. it can be fragile if we make long-term decisions. we are having this discussion today. we are excited by this conversation. i will start the conversation with president drew faust of harvard. then we will have a panel, moderated by al hunt of bloomberg news. he has many years and many stories of washington appear that panel will be joined by susan molinari of google, glenn hutchins was made very smart decisions in technology and understands the role of technology companies in the global economy. jonathan marino has written extensively about the united states investment in science and what it has meant for us on a whole host of issues. we will sort of a conversation with drew
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a tsunami threat to tell you about was just lifted in japan. the country was rocked by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake. it hit off the coast of tokyo. the buildings there shaking. you could see some of the video showing the degree to which they were shaking. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: it has been a very, very tense few hours here in japan after you mentioned a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking late here in the day on friday. but just in the past 90 minutes or so, the all clear has been given. the tsunami warning has been lifted. that's great news for the people here. there's no signs of any significant damage. no reports of any deaths. just a few injuries at this point. we also have to keep in mind the nuclear power plants. we have heard from the operator of those. they say everything is fine. but as you mentioned, this brings back very painful memories up for the people in the region in northern japan. we were on the phone with one person who said when this earthquake hit, their first reaction was ohno, not again. but it's late
a tsunami threat to tell you about was just lifted in japan. the country was rocked by a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake. it hit off the coast of tokyo. the buildings there shaking. you could see some of the video showing the degree to which they were shaking. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: it has been a very, very tense few hours here in japan after you mentioned a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking late here in the day on friday. but just in the past 90 minutes or so, the all...
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japan activating its anti-missile shield. the plan launched in provocation in direct defines of the security council. the state department said we have the un security council statement which strongly condemned their last launch and made clear that the council was determined to take action if there is a further launch and we stand by that, end quote. just what action the un might take remains unclear but the tightening of sanctions is almost a sure bet and given that much of the technology for north korea's missile program is imported, a stricter ban of technology sports from around the world may be in the offing. >> shepard: technical problems is the reason given for the delay. it sounds like a lot of analysts believe that could be a cover. >> reporter: that's what couple of south korean analysts are telling the associated press. one speculates that china has put on pressure to stop the launch and north korea may have complied with china's demand. keep in mind china does not want to see destabilization of the reason nor does
japan activating its anti-missile shield. the plan launched in provocation in direct defines of the security council. the state department said we have the un security council statement which strongly condemned their last launch and made clear that the council was determined to take action if there is a further launch and we stand by that, end quote. just what action the un might take remains unclear but the tightening of sanctions is almost a sure bet and given that much of the technology for...
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. >> also japan mobilize the missile defense system after defiant move by north korea. i have details on that next. >> like something out of a movie what caused this massive explosion in west virginia? >> also tonight. truck driver gets the blame for a fatal amtrak accident. if he had acted just 2 seconds faster it would not have happened. stay for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent. but anyone can help a foster child. >> good evening again. we begin this half hour with news about north korea. yang fired long range rocket defying warnings from the united states and the quantityed nations. now you are looking at satellite pictures of the rocket launching facility. the launch demonstrates how nort
. >> also japan mobilize the missile defense system after defiant move by north korea. i have details on that next. >> like something out of a movie what caused this massive explosion in west virginia? >> also tonight. truck driver gets the blame for a fatal amtrak accident. if he had acted just 2 seconds faster it would not have happened. stay for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i...
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what is the damage report in japan, david? >> reporter: bill, thankfully there hasn't been any serious damage reports. also no deaths or injuries so far. as you said the tsunami warning has been lifted but it has been a terrifying day for the people of japan bringing back so many memories nearly two years ago when the massive earthquake and tsunami hit. it was also in the same area where it hit before. many who suffered last time had to head for the hills when the quake struck. i traveled up there on the first anniversary to see those communities and they're still largely devastated. people still trying to pick up their lives but hardly any buildings in some communities have been rebuilt yet. so after today of course it's terrifying bringing back those memories for so many people that have been affected by the disaster two years ago, bill. bill: what has japan done to limit the damage from earthquakes david? >> reporter: well, it is a very high-tech country as we know. we've been working on this early warning system and nhk, t
what is the damage report in japan, david? >> reporter: bill, thankfully there hasn't been any serious damage reports. also no deaths or injuries so far. as you said the tsunami warning has been lifted but it has been a terrifying day for the people of japan bringing back so many memories nearly two years ago when the massive earthquake and tsunami hit. it was also in the same area where it hit before. many who suffered last time had to head for the hills when the quake struck. i traveled...
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but japanese officials say tonight they believe the missile passed over okinawa, japan. north korea announced at the beginning of the month they intended to launch the missile, but there were reports as recently as this afternoon they had had to dismantle the rocket to make repairs to it. again, tonight it appears north korea has in fact fired the rocket. this is north korea's second rocket launch under its new leader, kim jun un. a similar rocket broke up less than two minutes in flight. officials claim this launch is intended to put a weather satellite into space. but many officials and many in the international community believe north korea may be testing its capability to one day launch a long-range nuclear warhead. this comes at a politically sensitive time. neighboring south carolina is set to hold its presidential election in a due phew days. south korea announced tonight it's calling an emergency meeting of the top security officials. again, it is unclear at this point whether this was a successful rocket launch. but north korea has apparently defied the internat
but japanese officials say tonight they believe the missile passed over okinawa, japan. north korea announced at the beginning of the month they intended to launch the missile, but there were reports as recently as this afternoon they had had to dismantle the rocket to make repairs to it. again, tonight it appears north korea has in fact fired the rocket. this is north korea's second rocket launch under its new leader, kim jun un. a similar rocket broke up less than two minutes in flight....
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. >>> signs of stimulus action from the bank of japan boosted stocks. tokyo's nikkei surged 2.5%. hong kong's hang seng sank half a percent. more hope over the fiscal cliff negotiations fueled another strong day on wall street. the dow added 115 points while the nasdaq gained 43. >>> shares of publicly traded gun makers were down in the wake of the connecticut school shooting, and the company that makes the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting is now up for sale. meanwhile gun shop operators have been reporting an uptick in sales. some have indicated the sales bump is due to customers buying weapons now before any new gun control legislature can be enacted. >>> instagram is backing off a new policy that allowed it to use photos from user accounts and advertisements. it comes after an online backlash from its users and privacy advocates. despite changing its stance, instagram's co-founder said the service was created to eventually make money and it will experiment with various forms of advertisen't. >>> and victory is sweet for the candy company that makes gummy bears.
. >>> signs of stimulus action from the bank of japan boosted stocks. tokyo's nikkei surged 2.5%. hong kong's hang seng sank half a percent. more hope over the fiscal cliff negotiations fueled another strong day on wall street. the dow added 115 points while the nasdaq gained 43. >>> shares of publicly traded gun makers were down in the wake of the connecticut school shooting, and the company that makes the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting is now up for sale....
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among his many honors and awards, the doctor received the japan emperor award in 2009 and was the first japanese american to achieve this accomplishment. he also has received national and colorado f-4 club awards, the colorado state university livestock leader and colorado state best teacher award. he is a true pioneer who has mitted -- committed his life work to colorado and the western united states. these stories highlight an amazing man and i am proud to honor the doctor on the house floor. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, this week people met on the national defense authorization act. as we consider final agreement, i rise in support of language in the conference report which prevents the movement in retirement of c-130 aircraft. mr. speaker, western new york is home to the niagara falls air reserve station which hosts a robust fleet of c-130 aircraft. these aircraft were among the planes used to deliver supplies to regions of
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the point is, japan is doing the same thing we are doing. we have to reverse courses and starting getting back to real economics. in 2009, first q1, none of the government that has gone up 48%, the amount of gdp growth has gone up a little over 5%. that is a bad trade-off. bernanke told us to rethink buying bonds as a policy. it is not really increasing gdp at all. dagen: would you buy a house, though, right now? >> i live in d.c. i don't see their any cutting any time shortly. we have a tax tsunami coming with obamacare whatever pain are in and the republicans and democrats agree to. that will undoubtedly be tax increases. dagen: anthony, it was good to see you. be well. we will see you very soon, sir. >> goodbye, connell. connell: i had some good lines prepared today. dagen: here is my christmas card from connell, please use this time of year to remember how lucky you are to work with me. you know what you are getting from me -- connell: nothing. this new google maps app that we actually both have, dagen can use it to go somewhere, it has
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more on this story out of japan coming up in a live report. jenna: right now brand-new stories and breaking news. jon: house speaker john boehner coming out on top. what was the intra party skirmish all about? we have the answers. a big seat to fill, they call him the king maker. conservative senator jim demint calling it quits who. will step in and what the change will mean for the next congress. if you're looking for an out of this world vacation, yes, you can have it literally, a trip to the moon for two, we are guessing it is all-inclusive, the whole story and the stunning price tag, all "happening now." good morning to you on this friday, the jobs numbers are in for november. i'm jon scott help the. >> reporter: i'm heather wheuld dreshelp the heather childress in nor jenna lee. >> it had more stimulus spending than it had in cuts and an indefinite, infinite increase in the debt limit like forever. four days ago we offered a serious proceed proceeds albased on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since then there's been
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of my favorite litt tidbits in this whole case is there was a sequence of transactions in a bank in japan in which they brought sequentially numbered travelers checks into this one little bank in japan totaling $290 million. no one seemed to have any idea where it was coming from. it all traced back to a guy in russia who claimed to be a used car salesman. >> woodruff: a used car salemans. >> with $290 million in sequentially numbered travelers checks. >> woodruff: isn't there supposed to be internal monitoring going on inside a bank? >> righ the basic principle is called know your custom. since 9/11 and since a whole bunch of other money laundering issues have surfaced the u.s. government has really tried to make the banks tighter and more careful in terms of who they're doing business with, who they're moving money for. what seems to have happened repeatedly according to the investigators in the h.s.b.c. case is no one was actually questioned. >> woodruff: now it was clear that the investigation on the part of the government has been going on for several years. what brought all this to
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